Container for confectionery and other goods



Mam}! 1932- R. M. ELLIOTT CONTAINER FOR CONFECTIONERY AND OTHER GOODS Filed Sept; 11, 1929 5 71115 flitornqys Patented Mar. 1, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" RALPH M. ELLIOTT, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH TO CHRIS W. LEE, ONE-FIFTH TO EALARD A. ARNTSON, ONE-FIFTH TO MILLARD W. RICE, AND: ONE-FIFTH TO ALBERT GOETZE, ALL OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA CONTAINER FOR CONFECTIONERY AND OTHER GOODS Application filed September 11, 1929.v Serial No. 391,767.

provide a simple container which may be adapted for candy, confectionery or other small articles havingan attractive and ornate appearance and wherein a portion of the contents may be displayed or viewedwithout removing the cover of the container and with- 7 out exposing the same.

More specifically it is an object to provide a container of the class above described, hav

ing in the top or other suitable'portion thereof a pictorial representation of an object such as a door, window, blind or other object which has a substantially regular area, constructed from a flap of materlal toswing 1n the manner of a true closure member and exposing through atransparent sheet or pane,

. a portionof the contents of said container.

It is a further object to provide in a candy box or other container, structure for securing without impairing the ornate appearance of the outer portion of the container.

In some containers, transparent sheets, such as cellophane have been used as a top or cover,

7 to the container and the edges of the transparent sheet have been adhesivelysecured to the rim or upper edge of the box. Variations in temperature and humidity conditions, be

cause of the fact that the edges of the cello phane or transparent sheet were adhesively secured, often caused the transparent sheet to Wrinkle, crack or warp out of shape.

With my structure, the'cellophane or other transparent sheet material may be attached to a viewing aperture in the cover or other portion of the box and will always lie perfectly flat, presenting an ornate appearance and will never wrinkle or crack due to temperature or humidity variations.

The above stated and other objects will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention to be used for a confectionery box; I V

Fig 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the box shown in Fig. 1, the dottedlines indicating the moved position of the closure member to permit the contents of the container to be viewed;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view with some portions broken away of the inner side of the container cover; and 'i Fig. 4 is a plan view of the inner sheet of the box cover, the dotted lines indicating where the edges are scored 'or folded to form down-turned flanges. I r v The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, is a confectionery or candy box although, of course, my invention is adapted for boxes and containers for various purposes. The body of the box is of common construction comprising a sheet member 5 which may be constructed of cardboard or .other suitable material having the upturned side and end flanges or walls 6 and 7. A bottom sheet 8 is adhesively secured to the under side of sheet 5 and as shown is of larger area than said sheet affording a decorative flange at the bottom of the box. As I usual', the sheets 5 and 8 and the side and end walls 6 and 7 are externally covered with thin sheet material 10, such as paper, folded about-the edges of the sheets and pasted thereto.

The top or cover of the box comprises a generally rectangular sheet of cardboard or other relatively stifi material 11 cut out in the manner shown in Fig. 4 to afford when folded side and end flanges 11a and 116, which portions are scored as shown by the dotted lines, to be folded downwardly con- I stituting the overlapping edges of the cover.

Sheet 11. also has a rectangular flap portion 12 cut therein and a relatively large viewing aperture 13 is formed in said flap.

A top sheet 14: of slightly greater area than the area of sheet 11, when the sides and ends are folded on the dotted lines, is secured preferably by adhesive material to the upper surface of sheet 11, the edges of sheet 14 slightly overhanging the edges of sheet 11. In the construction of the box, the flap 12 is not adhesively secured to the portion of sheet 14 directly thereabove but .is adapted to be swung outwardly for the. insertion of a. sheet T of transparent material such as cellophane between itself and the opposing portions of sheet 14, whereaitersai d fiapmay be. secured in. closed position to the adjacent portion 7 of sheet 11, as will later appear.

The box cover comprising sheets 11 and 14 is externally covered with decorative paper or other suitable sheetmaterial 15 the covering extending over thedependingfianges or walls lla and 11b andadhesively secured :to the cover and folded about theedgesof said walls. On the top or outer .surfaceof thebox cover andusuallyprinted upon the covering 15a picture ordesign appears andiin accordance with my invention, thisdesignincludes ;a Well defined pictorial representation of .some object, usually aclosuremember, such asia door or window, .but, of course, other suitable objectsmay be .picture'd,.such as a roof of a'house,-a,swimmingpool',agarden or any object having 4 area, ,the edges of which are welldefined. .The sheet l4andcovering 15 are cut on a line 15a which definesethe. edge ofthe door closurememberor other object pictorially represented .on the box, thereby forrning a-flap 16,.constituting thepictorial closure member or objectand acting as an .actual closure member for the cover of the box. fLine1I5a on which the covering 15 and sheet 14 are cut is usually made toacoincide with the inner edge of the apertured ,flap 12 forming registering viewing openings in the two sheet members 14 and ll-constituting the cover of the box. Theflap .16.ma.y'b,e swung outwardlmswinging onaline or. axis 15?) in- .dicatedby dottedlines in Fig. 1. Flap 16is usually scored along line 15b to facilitate opening o'f'the pictured closure member.

"From the inside of the boxcover a trans- ;parent sheet, suchas cellophane, transparent cellul oi dorother suitable materialis inserted between sheets 11 and 14 beneath .fiap 12 of sheet 11. fllhe flap is then swung back .to to place against the transparent sheetand-the free edges of the .fiap are secured .to-the adj acent edges of the sheet 11, by suitable means such as adhesive strips ortape 17. The transparent material is gt-hus'held flat, directly bee ?low..the viewing apertures formed in flap 12 and sheet '14 of-the cover. 1

Gellophane, transparent celluloid and othertransparent sheet material .is considerably affected'by variations in temperature'or "humidity, and ifthe edges of thesheet are cemented oradhesive'ly connected to a frame, the transparentsheetwill often warp, crack or become distorted due to such variations. "With my'structure, the transparent sheet is friction'ally held-between the edges of the flap 12 and the edges of sheet 14 about the flap 16. Thus, expansion and contraction of the transparent material will not impair its quality or appearance.

It will be seen from the foregoing description; that-my container presents an attractive and novel appearance and permits a portion of the contents of the container to be convenientlyviewed: by swinging outlth'e fiap 1'6,

constituting the closure :member- 'The contents oft-he container are protected from dust and moisture whether the flap 16 is opened orclosedand the combination including the flap or closure member for the cover, pictorially representingan'object, such as a door or window orother real. object isthoughtnovel.

It will be seen that my structure maybe ,manufacturedat comparatively lowcost and constitutes a novel, ornate and highly efiicient .containenadapted for holdingand display: inggoods.

Itwill, ofcourse,be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions .of the parts without depa'rtingfrom the scope of- ,applicantsinvention.

and means for securing said last mentioned.

flap in closed position .to the adjacent portions of said inner sheet.

2. The structure set forth in claim .1, wherein said means comprises astripofadhesive flexible material overlapping a portion of the free edge of said flap and an adjacent portion of the inner sheet of material.

3. In a container a Wall constructed .of inner and outer sheets of materiahsaid. outer sheet having a flap cut therein to .form a closure member, saidinner sheet alsolhavling a flap cut therein of somewhat larger area than said first mentioned flap, saidlast mentioned flap having an aperturetherein, said aperture being exposed by the aperture formed by said first mentioned flap and a sheet of transparent material inserted between said last mentioned flap and said outer sheet and covering the area of said first mentioned flap.

4. In a decorative container .a wall .constructed of inner and outer sheets of .ma- .terial secured together, said outer sheet having a flapcut therein to form aswingable closure member, said inner sheet havingan 

